SEAT Sport keeps Tiago Monteiro for 2008

SEAT Sport renews its confidence in Tiago Monteiro for the 2008 FIA World
Touring Car Championship (WTCC)
Tiago Monteiro will be part of SEAT Sport's main assets in the 2008 FIA
World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). The Oporto born driver will...

Tiago Monteiro will be part of SEAT Sport's main assets in the 2008 FIA
World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). The Oporto born driver will be at
the wheel of a SEAT Leon TDI and will battle for the drivers' and
constructors' championships. For Tiago, who was totally integrated into
the team in 2007 after entering the championship already underway, this
second season will mean a greater challenge and increased responsibility
behind the wheel of a more powerful car.

Jaime Puig didn't hide his satisfaction in being able to count on Tiago
in 2008 saying : "Tiago is a fast and complete driver, his driving style
brings a communicative emotion," emphasized the SEAT Sport director, "I
was greatly impressed by Tiago's professionalism in 2007. He fulfilled
his mission and adapted quickly to the WTCC despite the handicap of
having been forced to sit out the first races of the championship. Tiago
brought satisfaction to the SEAT team at all levels and it considers him
a fundamental driver for reaching its goals which are the drivers' and
constructors' titles."

The solidity of the SEAT project is reflected by Jaime Puig's gamble,
which in addition to Tiago, will also count on Yvan Muller, Jordi Gene,
and Gabriele Tarquini in 2008. The team's fifth driver will be Ryckard
Rydell, who will join SEAT next year.

After the announcement Tiago
explained :"I am proud and happy that SEAT has placed its confidence in
me and that it is letting me take part in its ambitious WTCC project. As
an auto-racing professional, it is important to constantly place yourself
at the highest level and that's the case with a factory team like SEAT,
which has the structure and competitiveness needed to succeed. The future
is promising because SEAT has done a remarkable job in terms of both
competition and communication. I have made some new friends at SEAT, and
I learned a lot about the WTCC which is one of the highest-level
international championships. There aren't many! I am sure that the
experience gained in 2007 will help me in my second year in this category
and I will do everything to battle for the very leading places next year.
I would like to thank SEAT Sport, SEAT Portugal, as well as my loyal
personal sponsors and all those who have supported me in my competitive
project."

In 2007 Tiago demonstrated that he has the potential to fulfill the SEAT
Sport objective by climbing the podium three times and starting in the
pole position. SEAT battled for both the drivers' and constructors'
titles up until the last race at Macau, and Isabel Videira, SEAT
communications director declared that "It's an honor to have a Portuguese
driver like Tiago in the World Touring Car Championship."

An honor shared by Terese Lameiras, SEAT Portugal manager, who said "We
are proud that Tiago is representing Portugal with SEAT. He wonderfully
translates SEAT's ambitions in the field of auto racing."

The 2008 World Touring Car Championship will kick off on March 3 at
Curitiba, Brazil. It will include 11 two-race stages and will finish on
November 16 at Macau.